What is the wisdom behind hiding adultery between spouses? I know we aren't supposed to advertise our sins, but regarding hiding something as big as adultery, which is one of the biggest ways to desecrate the rights of the spouse, shouldn't the spouse have rights to know such things so they can make a decision to keep the marriage or divorce? I am terrified that this can happen to me and I wouldn't have any knowledge of it. The adulterer would share a secret with my wife that I wouldn't know about, while I'm supposed to be the closest with my wife. Scary topic.

I am feeling lost in every where especially in deen is there any dua for that

Assalamu Alaikum Brothers in Islam, In a scenario where a Muslim has something of his stolen, and another Muslim brother comes along and informs him of the thief and his whereabouts and gives a testimony of him witnessing the robbery which is later proved to be accurate and the theif is caught. In this case, can the owner of the stolen goods reward the brother who helped him, with a portion of that stolen goods as a token of thanks? Is this considered imitating the kufr or unislamic in anyway or can it be understood to be encouraged?

I hope someone here can help me understand a question I have from both an Islamic and scientific perspective. If God created the universe in a precise and predetermined state, then what truly determines human choice? Neuroscience suggests that our decisions are influenced by neural structures in the brain, which are shaped by a combination of genetics and life experiences. Every human being who commits wrongdoing was once an innocent child. Over time, they are exposed to specific environments, events, and circumstances that shape their personality and behavior. Factors such as family, upbringing, society, and trauma influence brain development and the formation of neural pathways, which in turn affect decision-making. However, a person does not choose their genetics, the body they are born into, or the family and environment they are placed in. All of these are assigned before any conscious choice is made. To clarify my point: imagine the same “self” or soul being placed at birth into a completely different body, with different genetics, and into a different family and environment. This is not a change after birth, but a complete replacement of the starting conditions. The same self that became a “bad” person in one case is instead born into the life conditions of someone who became “good,” and vice versa. In such a scenario, brain development, neural connections, and life experiences would be entirely different, which would likely lead to different choices and outcomes. This suggests that external conditions play a significant role in shaping behavior. With this in mind, I am wondering: if a person’s actions are strongly influenced by factors beyond their control, how can we understand individuals being fully accountable in terms of eternal reward or punishment? How does Islam reconcile divine justice with these scientific and logical considerations? to make sure you got the point you can think of the worst person on earth and the best person on earth according to you and them being born into each others life from the start so they maintain the same features and would get the same results at the end but this time this person's soul would go to hell and the other into heaven. I would deeply appreciate any guidance or insights on this matter with supporting proof if possible to remove any skepticism.

Currently I am working on a philosophy paper, exploring the correlation between cause and effect, or in other words how present knowledge is wholly dependent upon past knowledge. I was thinking of applying some reference or explanation based on Islam. Is there anything I can talk about, with respect to the hadiths or maybe something from the Quran with regards to the past and present dependency?

I want to know that can I use a utensil which have pictures of animals, birds or humans drawn on it? If it is forbidden then why?

Asking because someone said in a philosophy discussion "God should be able to defy logic". I am still learning about Islam and I hope that Allah may guide the person who disbelieves in Him. I want to know the answer to this question so that Allah, the Most Merciful, may increase me in knowledge.

I have a close relative who on the slightest pretext swipes the credit card to make payments of purchases or medical bills. Due to which this family is constantly under debt. Can we relatives help them clear their debts by giving them zakat?

Is it Fard on a 13 year old to fast in Ramadan? Asking for information

Assalamu'alaikum. I want to buy and play a life simulation game called The Sims 4. The game lets you control the character's life (their basic needs, career, relationships, etc). It has two modes, the first mode is creating a character and playing that character. The second mode is build mode where you build the house. The character life mode has kissing, uncovered awrah and a lot more haram stuff in it for me to list. Basically it resembles the western culture. Build mode is just building houses, design interiors, placing the furniture, decorating the garden and other things. No characters. I choose this game because I see no house building games better like this one. I only want to play the game just to build houses and design interiors. I can even learn some interior architecture stuff and see the real picture of what the house looks like rather than sketching it. I avoid playing the animated characters and mute the music in the game. Is this allowed? Is this permissable? Jazāk Allāhu Khayran.

Is there a reason behind pig/pork/boar being forbidden in Islam? What is this reason? How is it justified, and what are the benefits of it in day-to-day life?

I enjoy learning about the philosophy of Averroes. Averroes was a contemporary of Maimonides (Jewish philosopher), Musa ibn Maymun in Arabic. Both were rationalists and great thinkers. Both lived in Spain. I know much about Maimonides but I am ignorant about Averroes, other than he was a great rationalist. Where can I find a good, helpful English blog which deals with the topic of Averroes and his views? Many thanks.

Evolution, as a theory describes how life arose on Earth; it draws a genealogical tree connecting all forms of life with Man included. The physiognomy of animals hints at a certain relationship; and the discovery and elaboration of genetics brings out this relationship more explicitly. In this picture Man was not literally created; but one could say that the conditions for his creation was brought about - that is the universe which follows laws that have been discovered by disciplines such as physics or chemistry; when Allah created the universe then he created it with its laws that during the evolution of the universe allows for the evolution of Man. The Qu'ran itself says Man was created from 'dust'; if we interpret dust as matter then this is true; a man himself is continually renewed by food and drink; and these are forms of matter; so we are continually renewing ourselves. Is this position problematic?

I would like to ask, is Islam really a religion of peace? My question arises because, why in some of your Quranic verses does Allah encourage you to kill specially those who do not believe in Islam? Quran (2:191-193 ) And Fight for the cause of Allah? Quran (2:244 ) And your God will kill those who do not accept this religion. Quran (3:56 ) I am a Catholic so to speak, and I made this question as a part of my research paper. Since I do not know any Muslim, I thought of asking it here. I ask for your wisdom, that is all.

Is it haram for men and women to show their ankles? What are the current rules? It could be considered something reprehensible to others.

Allah told us to either obey him to go to heaven or disobey him to go to hell. So my question is: > Why there is only heaven and hell? why not live without obeying a god and end up in normal life (or a similar one)? In other words: >Why does Allah want to create creatures (humans) and tell them to obey him?

I am coming from a Christian environment but I always followed it blindly without doing research on my own about different religions. Now I have grown up and I am doing research on these topics on my own. I tried comparing different religions and I find Judaism and Islam very similar, both have a prophet who communicated with God and wrote down holy texts (Judaism the Old Testament and Islam the Quran). I was wondering about the essential differences between the two, that makes Muslim prefer Islam over Judaism?

Assalamualaikum, I have a question about ruling on masturbation in Islam. I lost my husband 3year and 5 months ago. This is still very painful for me. After losing him, I am having panic attacks sometimes and anxiety problems. One day when I was having panic attack I tried to commit suicide coz it's really hard for me losing him. Lots of things are going in my life. it seems like the darkest time of my life. So in some weak moments when my tensions n worries covers me I do masturbate to control my mind. I do namaz n fast. Ive never been in haram relationship always protect myself as a amanat of my husband. This was my thinking from my childhood. But after losing him life became very hard. To protect myself for falling into something haram, I do masturbation. But I did not make it as habit. I did it then I repent n after months I did it again. Then again I make toba. Was searching some ruling about this but never find anything strong. Can someone show some light of this matter? I do not know what to do?

As those who don't belive in Allah due to any reason. Thus does Allah sustain and provide them as they deny his existence ?

As-salamu alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatoh. I came across a hadith which goes like this: > Sahih al-Bukhari 838 Narrated `Itban bin Malik: > > We prayed with the Prophet (ﷺ) and used to finish our prayer with the > Taslim along with him. And many people use this hadith as a evidence that doing the taslim with the imam is allowed and sunnah. Now my question is, how come scholars like Ibn Uthaymeen RH and others say that it is makrooh to say the taslim along with the imam when the companions did it themselves? Source: > Al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Majmoo’ (3/464): > Al-Baghawi said: It is mustahabb not to start the salaam until the > imam has finished both taslims. This is the view of al-Shaafa’i > according to al-Buwayti, as was quoted by al-Baghawi. He said: Whoever > is (praying) behind an imam, when the imam has finished his salaam, he > should say salaam to his right and his left. End quote. > > Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said in al-Sharh > al-Mumti’ (4/267): The scholars said: It is makrooh to say the first > and second taslim with your imam, but if you say the first taslim > after his first taslim and the second taslim after his second taslim, > there is nothing wrong with that, but it is better not to say the > taslim until after he has said both taslims. End quote. So how came those Great scholars say that it is mustahab not to say the taslim with the imam, and that it is makrooh when it was a practice by the sahaba? JazakAllahu Khayran.